Member Policies

Bylaws and Membership Agreement

Your membership is governed by our current Membership Agreement and our Bylaws that are published in Member Documents.

General Membership

age

suspending and rejoining

Behavior

In general we expect mostly professional workplace-appropriate behavior from members. Know your audience and be aware of other members and do not force other members to hear or see things that they don't appreciate just because they are working on a project or using a tool.

Harassment

Our anti-harassment policy includes but is not limited to:

• Offensive verbal comments, text, drawings, or other expressions related to race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, or veteran status.
• Unwelcome sexual content in public spaces. This includes but is not limited to images, video, audio, text, and physical objects.
• Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following.
• Disclosing private personal information without permission. This includes but is not limited to email addresses, phone numbers, and names.
• Harassing photography or recording. Do not photograph people in private situations without permission. No covert photography, recording devices, or hidden cameras are allowed other than those the board of directors has approved for security purposes.
• Intentional disruption of working environment, classes, talks, other events.
• Inappropriate physical contact. Ask before touching another person and treat the absence of a “yes” response as a “no”.
• Unwelcome sexual attention. Do not comment on other’s appearance, body, clothing, etc. without permission.